2x CD
Messiah
Album by Handel; Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Released 9 March 1993
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: I. Symphony (Overture)George Frideric Handel3:37
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: II. Recitative "Comfort ye my people" (tenor)George Frideric Handel3:02
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: III. Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" (tenor)George Frideric Handel3:47
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"George Frideric Handel2:31
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: V. Recitative "Thus saith the Lord" (bass)George Frideric Handel1:33
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VI. Air "But who may abide the day of his coming" (alto)George Frideric Handel4:08
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VII. Chorus "And he shall purify the sons of Levi"George Frideric Handel3:13
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VIII: Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son" (alto)George Frideric Handel0:32
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: IX: Air and Chorus "O though that tellest good tidings to Zion" (alto)George Frideric Handel6:19
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: X: Recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (bass)George Frideric Handel1:41
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XI: Air "The people that walked in darknesshave seen a great light" (bass)George Frideric Handel3:27
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XII: Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"George Frideric Handel5:08
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIII: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)George Frideric Handel1:00
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVa: Recitative "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:14
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVb: Recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:23
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XV: Recitative "And the angel said unto them: Fear not" (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:37
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVI: Recitative "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav'nly host" (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:18
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVII: Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"George Frideric Handel2:09
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVIII: Air "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" (soprano)George Frideric Handel4:44
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIX: Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" (alto)George Frideric Handel0:36
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XX: Air "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (soprano, alto)George Frideric Handel5:55
- 22Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XXI: Chorus "His yoke is easy"George Frideric Handel2:54
- 23Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXII: Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world"George Frideric Handel2:49
- 24Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIII: Air "He was despised and rejected of men" (alto)George Frideric Handel11:55
- CD 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIV: Chorus "Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows"George Frideric Handel2:08
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXV: Chorus "And with his stripes we are healed"George Frideric Handel1:57
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVI: Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"George Frideric Handel3:53
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVII: Recitative "All they that see him laugh him to scorn" (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:52
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVIII: Chorus "He trusted in God that he would deliver him"George Frideric Handel2:30
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIX: Recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart" (soprano)George Frideric Handel1:44
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXX: Air "Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow" (soprano)George Frideric Handel1:28
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXI: Recitative "He was cut off out of the land of the living" (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:31
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXII: Air "But thou didst not leave his soul in hell" (tenor)George Frideric Handel2:45
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIII: Chorus "Lift up your heads, o ye gates"George Frideric Handel2:57
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIV: Recitative "Unto which of the angels said he at any time" (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:15
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXV: Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship him"George Frideric Handel1:34
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVI: Air "Though art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive" (alto)George Frideric Handel3:17
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVII: Chorus "The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers"George Frideric Handel1:15
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVIII: Air "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace" (soprano)George Frideric Handel2:12
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIX: Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"George Frideric Handel1:25
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XL: Air "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" (bass)George Frideric Handel3:06
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLI: Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"George Frideric Handel1:44
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLII: Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:14
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLIII: Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:59
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLIV: Chorus "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel3:41
- 22Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLV: Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (soprano)George Frideric Handel6:01
- 23Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVI: Chorus "Since by man came death"George Frideric Handel1:58
- 24Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVII: Recitative: "Behold, I tell you a mystery" (bass)George Frideric Handel0:37
- 25Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVIII: Air "The trumpet shall sound" (bass)George Frideric Handel9:11
- 26Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLIX: Recitative"Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" (alto)George Frideric Handel0:18
- 27Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: L: Duet "O death, where is thy sting?" (alto, tenor)George Frideric Handel1:00
- 28Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LI: Chorus "But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory"George Frideric Handel2:05
- 29Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LII: Air "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (soprano)George Frideric Handel4:54
- 30Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LIII: Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"George Frideric Handel6:32
More by Handel, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Release credits
- performer [21], performing orchestra, vocal [21]
- soprano vocals [1.14-17, 1.19, 1.21, 2.6-7, 2.15, 2.22, 2.29]
- chorus master [1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.18, 1.22-23, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30]
- alto vocals [1.6, 1.8-9, 1.20-21, 1.24, 2.13, 2.26-27]
- conductor
- bass vocals [1.5, 1.10-11, 2.17, 2.24-25]
- choir vocals [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.18, 1.22-23]
- tenor vocals [2.4, 2.8-9, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3]
Issues
- M
- M2x CD9 March 1993
- M2x CD6 April 2009